Improvement in spring-balances



H. SALOSHINSKY.

SPRING BALANCE.

No. 48,211. Patented June 18, 1865.

iizvawfar UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN SALOSHINSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y

IMPROVEMENT lN SPRING-BALANCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,) ll, dated J uue 13, 1865.

' form Spring-Scale; and I do herehydcclare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

, In the accompanying drawing, which represents gnelevation of my improved scale with one side removed, A represents the frame or box containingthe mechanism. This box may be made narrow, with suflicient width at the bottom or foot to insure a firm support to rest on upon the table or counter.

B is a cross piece or bar fitted into the box, and capable of moving freely on the upright guides (J (J, fast to the ends of the box A.

D is a rod firmly secured to the cross-bar B, and passing freely through the top of the box, and having on its upper end a platform, E, attached, upon which the articles to be weighed are placed. On the inside of the box spiral springs S S are attached to the top of the box and to the crossbar B, at equal distances from the center of the rod D, which support and hold up the cross-bar B, rod D,and platform E.

To therod Da small rack,m,is attached,iuto which a pinion, n, is made to work, fast to a small shaft or spindle passing through one side of the box,and provided on its end, on the outside of the box, with an index-hand, p, (shown in dotted lines in the drawing) and working around a dial-plate marked to represent pounds, half-pounds, or any other subdivision corresponding to the strength of the spiral springs S S.

Any article placed upon the platform E will force said platform E, rod D, and cross-bar B downward, extending at the same time the springs S S in proportion to its weight, and which said weight will be indicated on the dialplate by means of the hand p, operated by its pinion n'from the tooth-rack m, attached on the rod D.

As arranged in the drawing, the center of the pinion oz, and consequently of the dialplate on the outside of the box, is some little distance out of the center; but the same may be placed exactly in the center, and that part of the rod D which is in the inside of the box may ,be forked, so as to allow the pinion and spindle to be placed in the center; or two rods may be arranged to pass at equal distances from the center through the top of the box and connect the platform E with the internal cross-bar, B. What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

The combination of platform E,rod D,crossbar B, springs S and S, rack m, pinion n, and

dial-handle when arranged and operating together in the, manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth and described.

HERMAN SALOSHINSKY. Witnesses:

E. GUTTENBERG, HENRY E. ROEDER. 

